Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 explained

Year:1971
Country:Yugoslavia
Preselection:Jugovizija 1971
Preselection Date:20 February 1971
Entrant:Krunoslav Slabinac
Song:Tvoj dječak je tužan
Final Result:14th, 68 points

Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, held in Dublin, Ireland.

Before Eurovision

Jugovizija 1971

The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 20 February[1] at the Komunalni center Hall in Domžale. The hosts were Helena Koder and Ljubo Jelčić. There were 9 songs in the final, from three subnational public broadcasters. RTV Sarajevo and RTV Belgrade did not submit any songs that year. The winner was chosen by the votes of 10 juries in five cities and towns in each Yugoslav Republic, a total of 400 jurors. The winning song was "Tvoj dječak je tužan" performed by the Croatian singer Krunoslav Slabinac, written by Zvonimir Golob and composed by Ivan Krajač. He previously came 7th in the 1970 Yugoslav Final.[2]

+ Final – 20 March 1971
Draw Broadcaster Artist Song Votes Place
1 RTV Ljubljana "Od srca do srca" 1420 8
2 RTV Zagreb Krunoslav Slabinac "Tvoj dječak je tužan" 2010 1
3 RTV Skopje "Malo, malo" 1880 3
4 RTV Ljubljana Ditka Haberl & Doca Marolt "Pesem za otroka" 1309 9
5 RTV Skopje Senka Veletanlić "Sončev tanc"[3] 1445 7
6 RTV Skopje Saška Petkovska "Svetot moj" 1545 5
7 RTV Zagreb Zvonko Špišić "Šal na plaži" 1890 2
8 RTV Zagreb Pro Arte "Hej, ti slatka Lulu" 1702 4
9 RTV Ljubljana "Regrat" 1504 6

At Eurovision

Krunoslav Slabinac performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 58 points, coming 14th in the field of 18 competing countries.[4]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arhiv Slobodne Dalmacije - digitalni arhiv tiskanih izdanja Slobodne Dalmacije.
  2. Web site: Yugoslavian National Final 1971 at Eurodalmatia official ESC club . 25 May 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226123356/http://free-st.t-com.hr/eurodalmatia/gotovo_za_web/jugovizije/results/1971.htm. 26 February 2008 .
  3. Web site: OGAE Macedonia. 14 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131214010401/http://www.ogaemacedonia.org.mk/2006/jugovizija.html. 14 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Final of Dublin 1971 . Eurovision Song Contest . 9 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210409083814/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final . 9 April 2021 . live.
  5. Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1971 . European Broadcasting Union . 9 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210409085246/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final/results/yugoslavia . 9 April 2021 . live.